Systems Society of India conducts National Systems Conference (NSC) in December every year since 1973. The National Systems Conference is a major annual event to provide an interactive and professional platform to active Systems professionals to exchange and share information and experiences in this vital field. The conference is generally hosted by reputed academic Institutions and R&D organizations. So far 31 conferences have been held across the country. Some of the Institutions/R&D organizations who hosted NSC are IITs, IISC, NITs, Reputed universities like BHU and R&D organizations like VSSC, ISAC, RCI, NIO, GOA. NSC is generally conducted over two days. The theme of the conference is generally decided by the host organization in consultation with the Executive committee of SSI. The following Awards are given away during the Inaugural session of NSC.
- 1. National Systems Gold Medal for lifetime contribution to Systems Theory and Application.
- 2. Young Scientist Award for Systems Theory for outstanding theoretical work on systems theory by Engineers/Scientist below age of 40
- 3. Young Scientist Award for Systems Application for outstanding work on application of systems theory by Engineers/Scientist below age of 40
- 4. R.K.Varshney Award for lifetime contribution to Systems theory.
- 5. SSI Vikram Award for real life system of National importance.
NSC has a tradition of selecting the Best theory papers, Best application papers and Best presentation papers in technical session and the certificates are issued to the winners in the valedictory function. Technical exhibitions are encouraged during NSC so that delegates are exposed to the latest development. The Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) is held on the 1st day of NSC.
The following are the list of institutions/organizations where NSCs were held in previous years.
| Year | Institution | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MIT | Manipal |
| 2006 | NIO | Goa |
| 2005 | Indian Institute of Technology | Mumbai |
| 2004 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore |
| 2003 | Indian Institute of Technology | Kharagpur |
| 2002 | INCOIS | Hyderabad |
| 2001 | PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore |
| 2000 | ISRO Satellite Centre | Bangalore |
| 1999 | nstitute of Technology,BHU | Varanasi |
| 1998 | Regional Engineering College | Kozhikode |
| 1997 | Research Centre Imarat | Hyderabad |
| 1996 | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre | Thiruvananthapuram |
The following lectures are also organized during NSC.
1. Ramanujan Memorial lectures, Instituted by Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Ramanujan Memorial Lecture is sponsored by IIT, Kanpur and delivered during National Systems Conference every year immediately following the Inaugural function. The speaker is a leading Scientist/Engineer of socio-economic expert whose talk deals with the inter-play of Scientific development and socio-economic environment.
The following is the list of people who have delivered the lecture.
| Year | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dr. K. N. Shankara | Director, ISAC |
| 2006 | Dr.K.Radhakrishnan | Director, NRSA |
| 2005 | Mr.Prahalad | Director, DRDL |
| 2004 | Dr.Soumitro Banerjee | IIT Kharagpur |
| 2003 | Dr.S.P.Gon Choudhri | Director, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Authority (WBREDA) |
| 2002 | Dr.P.S.Goel | Director, ISAC |
| 2001 | Dr.B.N.Suresh | Associate Director, VSSC |
| 2000 | Dr.T.S.Prahlad | Director, NAL Bangalore |
| 1999 | Shri. S.C.Tiwari | Institute of Natural Philosophy, Varanasi |
| 1998 | Prof.S.Kak | BHU, Varanasi |
| 1997 | Prof.M.Vidyasagar | Former Director, CAIR, Bangalore |
| 1996 | Shri.R.M.Vasagam | Former VC, Anna University |
2. Prof.M.N.Gopalan Endowment Lecture
Prof.M.N.Goplan Endowment Lecture is delivered related to Systems Reliability during every NSC at premier time on any day. The Lecture was instituted by Prof.M.N.Goplan, former Professor of Shri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore. The first lecture was delivered NSC-2001.
The list of persons who delivered the lecture in the past.
| Year | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Prof. M. Seetharama Bhat | IISc Bangalore |
| 2006 | Prof. Varma | IIT Bombay |
| 2005 | Mr.Prahalad | Director, DRDL |
| 2004 | Dr.Ravi Kishore | Project Leader, HCL Technology Ltd. |
| 2003 | Dr.P.S.Suha | Professor, Biomedical Energy School of Medical Sciences and Technology, IIT, Kharagpur |
| 2002 | Capt.Sharma | |
| 2001 | Dr.K.Sudhakara Rao | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre |
Any organization/Academic Institution is selected by SSI executive committee for conducting NSC based on the application by them indicating their intent. Once selected and communicated the host organization has to accept the full responsibility for preparation and execution of NSC including arrangement for the finance, the Chief Guest and the speakers and has to agree to all the terms and conditions stipulated in existing MOU to be signed between President, SSI and Head of the convening Organization. The letter of intent of the desirous organization should be sent to The President, SSI.
Once the NSC is completed the audited accounts of NSC and the excess of income over expenditure is transferred by the host to SSI within 3 months of completion of NSC.